A MAN has pleaded guilty to a theft in Peterborough. Mark Hogg (21), of Norman Road, Peterborough pleaded guilty to theft at Peterborough Magistrates Court yesterday.
The court heard how Hogg entered a Tesco supermarket on July 20 and left without paying for some meat and other items.
Although he wasn’t stopped at the time, he was later arrested on July 26.
Hogg was given conditional bail while pre-sentence reports are complied. He is set to return to the court on August 22.
From July 2008.
Lee Joshua, 43, from Highbridge Road, Netherton, admitted the charge when he appeared for trial at Birmingham Crown Court
EDL supporters outside Bar Risa on Broad Street ahead of their rally in Centenary Square
An English Defence League supporter has pleaded guilty to violent disorder following a demonstration in Birmingham city centre last year.
Lee Joshua, 43, from Highbridge Road, Netherton, admitted the charge when he appeared for trial at Birmingham Crown Court.
Sixteen other people have previously admitted committing violent disorder during the protest on July 20 2013.
Around 2,000 EDL supporters poured into Centenary Square from around the country. A counter demo held by anti-fascist groups took place in nearby Chamberlain Square.
During the protest, police were pelted with stones, bricks and bottles as demonstrators clashed with riot cops.
One policeman suffered concussion during scuffles while other demonstrators were left bloodied by missiles amid clashes.
His Honour Judge Richard Bond bailed Joshua to a later date, to be set, for sentence.
A FORMER bakery worker who threatened to ‘kick his boss’s head in’ sent threatening messages over a social networking site after losing his job.
Stuart Alexander Baines, 30, of Briarwood Court in Beverley Road, Malton, began sending abusive messages over Facebook to his boss Andy Mayer after being suspended from his job at Yorkshire Baker, based in Malton, Scarborough magistrate’s court was told.
Neil Holdsworth, on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service, told the court that Baines had begun making threats after he was suspended on March 18 before leaving a threatening message on the work phone warning Mr Mayer “he was coming to get you one by one.”
Mr Holdsworth said: “Stuart was making threats on Facebook including one that said ‘Andy you are going to get your head kicked in.’
“The post was extremely threatening and of cause for concern for Mr Mayer and his colleagues. He felt concerned for his safety.”
Baines, who pleaded guilty on May 13 to sending threatening messages on March 19, was diagnosed with psychosis at the age of 13 and has struggled with drink and drug problems, the court was told.
Representing Baines, Mike Farr said that Baines had not touched any drink or drugs for some time now but at the time of the incident he had not been taking his medication to help with his psychosis.
He said: “When this incident occurred he had split from his partner and for two weeks he had been living alone.
“He had not been taking his medication and I am sure that that played some part in his foolishness. He was feeling at somewhat of a low ebb so he posted the comments on Facebook and I think made one phone call. He realises that it was inappropriate behaviour.”
Farr went on to say that Baines had apologised for his actions and had not been in court for about four years, with a previous conviction for assault.
Baines was fined a total of £145 for sending the threatening messages over the site, broken down as £85 court costs and a £60 surcharge. He was also given a six month community order with a supervision requirement and a four week curfew from 6pm-6am each day.
A RACIST yob shouted vile obscenities at a pizza shop owner after the businessman offered him a tissue to wipe his blooded nose.
Craig Anthony Owens was outside Fatso’s Pizzeria, in York Road, Hartlepool, and was drunk.
Hartlepool Magistrates’ Court heard the 29-year-old had a cut to his nose which was bleeding.
The owner of the take-away, Maboob Hussain, came out of the shop and offered the defendant some tissue paper to stem the bleeding.
But it was then that the tirade of abuse started.
Prosecuting, Joanne Hesse, said: “The incident occurred about 9.30pm and the defendant was drunk at the time.
“The defendant had a cut to his nose which was bleeding and the shop owner came outside and offered him some tissue paper to help clean up the blood.
“The defendant became abusive and aggressive towards Mr Hussain.
“He was swearing and saying things like ‘why would I take that off you, you Muslim, you’re not British’.
“Mr Hussain asked him to move away from the shop, to which Owens shouted ‘why should I leave I’m British’.
“There were other members of public present too.”
The court heard how Owens also shouted derogatory terms about Allah.
Mrs Hesse also read an extract from Mr Hussain’s victim impact statement, which said: “I’ve worked in Hartlepool for many years and this is the worst abuse I’ve had.”
The defendant, of Bruce Crescent, in the West View area of Hartlepool, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour which was racially aggravated on September 14.
Mitigating, John Relton, said his client was sorry for his behaviour and cannot remember the incident as he had been drinking all day.
He said: “My client was inebriated at the time and it is no surprise to learn that he has no recollection of behaving in this manner.
“He was also abusive to other people present not just to this individual.
“My client is not proud of what he’s done, it was totally unacceptable behaviour.
“I have instructions to apologise on his behalf.”
Chairman of the bench Patricia Hutchison fined Owens £180, ordered him to pay £120 compensation, £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.
Hartlepool Mail
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Drunken friends who got naked in a bath with a stolen pet rabbit, tried to shave her then threw her out of a window before wringing her neck
Frank Hudson, 19 and Martin Bell, 20, leave Peterlee magistrates court with a family member after sentencing
Drunken friends got naked in a bath with a stolen pet rabbit, tried to shave her then threw her out of a window before wringing her neck.
Percy, a much-loved white lion-headed rabbit had recently given birth to five babies when she was taken from her hutch, carried to a party in Seaham, County Durham, and then cruelly abused by Martin Bell, 20, Frank Hudson, 19 and two 17-year-olds who cannot be identified.
The baby rabbits died despite the efforts of their owners to rear them by hand because they could not survive without their mother.
Peterlee Magistrates’ Court heard how Bell and Hudson admitted causing unnecessary suffering to the pet.
Both men were given 18-month community orders, with 18 months of supervision, and 200 hours of unpaid work each.
They were both banned from keeping animals for five years, ordered to pay £85 costs each and £50 each in compensation.
Chairman of the Bench William Brown said: “What we have had described to us is quite a horrendous event.”
The EDL Criminal here is Martin Bell who is a member of the Seaham EDL group.
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A serving soldier from Manchester charged with a terror offence has admitted making a nail bomb.
Ryan McGee, 19, was serving with the 5th Battalion The Rifles when he was detained in December at an Army base in Germany after the discovery of a suspicious device at a Salford house.
He also admitted a separate charge at the Old Bailey of possessing a copy of The Anarchist Cookbook on bombs
McGee, of Mellor Street, Eccles, was bailed ahead of sentencing in November.
The Anarchist Cookbook includes instructions for the manufacture of explosives as well as for home-manufacturing of drugs.
McGee admitted possession of information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terror and making explosives contrary to the Explosives Substance Act by making an Improvised Explosive Device.\
English Defence League supporters became involved in ‘grotesque violence’ as they tried to get into a pub on their way back from a rally, a court heard.
The clash between EDL supporters from Rugeley and Tamworth and drinkers at the pub in Nuneaton led to six men being sentenced at Warwick Crown Court for their parts in the disorder.
But because of the long delay in the police getting the case to court following the incident in February 2011, all six were handed suspended prison sentences.
Christopher Tully, John Horton, Neil Grant and Daniel Edkins were all sentenced to eight months in prison suspended for 12 months after pleading guilty to violent disorder.
Tully, 26, of Cadogan Road, Dosthill, Tamworth, was also ordered to do 130 hours of unpaid work and to pay £300 costs.
Horton, 44, of Johnson Close, Rugeley, whose health problems make him unfit for unpaid work, was made subject to a 4pm to 3am electronically-tagged curfew for three months.
Grant, 45, of Stoneleigh Court, Coton Road, Nuneaton, was ordered to do 120 hours work and pay £300 costs, and Edkins, 31, of Marston Lane, Nuneaton, to do 110 hours and to pay £100 costs.
Stephen Ginnelly, 52, of Franklin Court, Nuneaton, who had also admitted violent disorder, and Douglas Tully, 25, of Cadogan Road, Dosthill, who had pleaded guilty to affray, were both sentenced to six months suspended for 12 months. They were both ordered to do 80 hours of unpaid work, with Ginnelly having to pay £100 costs and Douglas Tully £200.
A seventh man, Ross Gilbert, 27, of William Morris Close, Rugeley, who had admitted violent disorder, failed to turn up at the court, and his case was adjourned.
Prosecutor Jason Pegg said: “The disorder involved two groups. Both Tullys, together with Horton and Gilbert were part of the EDL group; and the second group was the other three defendants who were enjoying an evening in a pub in Nuneaton, the George Eliot in Bridge Street.
“The EDL group had been to Luton to an EDL demonstration. They got off the train and went into Nuneaton town centre. They bought some fish and chips and made their way to the George.”
CCTV coverage showed that on the way Christopher Tully put on gloves and a ski mask with the cross of St George on it.
When they reached the George Eliot at about 7.15pm people at the pub stood in the doorway to prevent them getting in.
Sentencing the men, Judge Griffith-Jones told them: “I don’t know if any of you thought you were being hard or impressive, you just looked truly pathetic.
“But the most important point in mitigation in this case is the fact that we are now in September 2014, and these events took place in February 2011.
“If I had been dealing with the case in any sort of reasonable period of time, it would have been my duty to set a sentence which would act as a deterrence to drunken thugs fighting in this way – but after three-and-a-half years such a sentence would not be just.”
Liam Smith openly laughed as the court heard how his victim had been left traumatised after his attempted robbery of a Gateshead newsagent
Liam Smith who has been jailed for three years
A raider who laughed on hearing how he left his victim traumatised has been jailed.
Liam Smith smirked and openly laughed when a court was told how his attempted robbery at a Gateshead newsagent’s had left the lone female worker having nightmares and living in fear.
Shirtless Smith, 21, burst into Martin’s newsagent in Oakfield Road, Whickham, knocking over a lottery stand before walking behind the counter and pushing his hand into the face of terrified worker Lisa Thirkell.
The raider then screamed at Ms Thirkell “give me the money; get the cash out; get the till open”.
The attempted robbery was only stopped when a customer came in the shop, realised what was happening and shouted “get off her” before wrestling Smith to the ground.
Smith, of Hyde Park Street, Gateshead, pleased guilty to attempted robbery last month.
Mark Guiliani, prosecuting, read out a victim statement from Ms Thirkell. In it she said: “He grabbed me, I feared he was going to seriously assault me.
“To the defendant I say ‘why me, why me, why anyone?’ What gave him the right to treat me as his enemy?
“The job has been difficult and I still shudder every time the door chimes. I hate thinking everyone is like him.
“The incident has not only affected my work but it has been detrimental to me. I have trouble sleeping, nightmares and I’ve been to my GP.”
When Mr Guiliani finished reading the statement, Judge James Goss QC immediately raised concerns about Smith’s laughing.
He said: “At various points when the statement was being read out, the defendant either smiled or laughed at the effect of this offence on his victim.”
The laughing caused the judge to reject any claims Smith was sorry for his actions, jailing him for three years.
The judge added: “You do not smile repeatedly and laugh at times when the effect of the victim was being described to this court if you were genuinely remorseful.”
Defending Michael Hodson said his client’s laughter was down to adolescent bravado and the offence had been unplanned and the result of heavy drinking.
Following the case, Ms Thirkell said: “I’m just glad it’s all over now.”
From his Facebook account.
Passengers had to be airlifted to safety as smoke filled the ferry’s corridors when Boden Hughes torched his cabin while smoking cannabis
Arsonist Boden Hughes has been jailed for 11 years after setting a North Sea ferry on fire while smoking cannabis in his cabin.
Hughes was so drunk he could barely walk or talk as he travelled to Amsterdam with friends aboard a DFDS ferry.
After being ejected from the ship’s casino for being too intoxicated, he went back to cabin number 568 alone and, as he tried to light a cannabis bong, the room went up in flames.
Damage caused by fire started on DFDS ferry by Boden Hughes
The crew were unable to bring the blaze under control using fire extinguishers and only the ship’s sprinkler system managed to douse the fire.
Many of the 946 passengers on board, including children and a pregnant woman, began to panic as smoke filled the narrow corridors of the ship.
A total of 27 people needed medical treatment for smoke inhalation while six passengers, including the pregnant woman, had to be winched to safety by a helicopter.
The drama unfolded around 25 miles out to sea aboard the King Seaways ferry, on December 28 last year.
As Hughes was jailed for that and a separate offence of stealing railway cable, it emerged the fire had left DFDS £800,000 out of pocket.
Judge James Goss QC, at Newcastle Crown Court, told him: “Passengers had to be evacuated from their cabins and there was panic and children were screaming.
“The fire caused enormous danger and panic and the total cost of the fire was £800,000.
“It was a spectacular piece of recklessness committed by a drunk man on bail at the time and the consequences could have been disastrous.
“Fires on a ship are even more serious than those on land because escape routes are limited and the stability of the vessel can be affected by the water used to put it out.”
The court heard Hughes, his girlfriend and others made a last minute decision to travel to Holland between last Christmas and New Year.
They took a bottle of vodka and drank that and other alcohol on board the ship after departing from North Shields.
Hughes then went off on his own for an hour, visiting the casino and consuming more drink.
Around 10pm he was trying to get back into his cabin but went to the wrong room. A member of security spotted him walking in a “zig zag fashion” and helped him back to his cabin.
Prosecutor Ian Lawrie QC said: “It was not easy to get him to the cabin, he had to keep steadying himself against the deck and walls.
“Eventually they got him in the cabin and it was within one minute or so that the fire alarm was activated on the main bridge.
“The response crew were asked to go to the deck and they found the corridor full of smoke.
“People were yelling and pushing each other in anticipation of the evacuation. One witness tells how she had to be winched into a helicopter while pregnant.”
Half-naked Hughes was partially out of his cabin and sprawled on the floor. When security picked him up he became aggressive and refused to do as he was told.
He was taken to another deck, where he then started fighting with James Curry, a friend of his.
In front of other, already terrified passengers, including children, the bare-chested pair started hitting each other and Curry also hit a member of security.
The pair were eventually detained and thrown in the ship’s cells as the captain aborted the trip and headed back to Tyneside.
The court heard DFDS had to pay £80,000 for repairs, £30,000 deviation costs, £25,000 medical evacuation costs, £475,000 for passenger liabilities, lost £170,000 in revenue and had to pay £25,000 legal costs.
Hughes, 27, of Fulwell Road, Sunderland, admitted arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered and affray for the fight with Curry. He got nine years for that plus two years for stealing copper cable from the rail network along with others.
Curry, 29, of Calshott Road, Sunderland, admitted assaulting a crew member during the fracas, threatening behaviour and the copper cable theft. He got three years and three months prison.
Christopher Morrison, for Hughes, said: “The person most at risk from this act of errant stupidity was the defendant.
“He wants to say he is extremely sorry, especially to those who had to be airlifted.”
Jane Foley, for Curry, said: “He became involved in a fight because of Hughes’ involvement with the incident which led to the fire.”
Newcastle Chronicle
A MAN accused of stealing fuel from several petrol stations faces trial.
Conrad Ayscough, of Hall Cross Road, Lowerhouses, was before Kirklees magistrates yesterday.
He faces four charges of making off without payment between February 4 and 23.
The 46-year-old is alleged to have stolen petrol from Birchencliffe Service Station as well as from service stations in Lockwood Road, Lockwood, and Wade Street and Salterhebble Hill, both in Halifax.
Ayscough denies the charges together with an additional charge of driving whilst disqualified.
He pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of a small quantity of class B drug amphetamine on February 23.
Magistrates told him that he faces trial at the Huddersfield court on July 2.
Ayscough was granted unconditional bail.
Huddersfield Examiner
